Ask a solicitor: I live abroad and worry I might be targeted by squatters

It is important that landowners living abroad are not careless about the risks of adverse possession, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh.

It is important that landowners living abroad are not careless about the risks of adverse possession.

Dear Karen,

I live abroad and inherited land about seven years ago, but I am conscious of someone claiming squatters’ rights, especially if they might know that I don’t live in Ireland and would not regularly check the property.